| Description |
261 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Holt paperback
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Holt paperback.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
The Dalai Lama and a groundbreaking psychologist present a collaborative work about human emotions and spirituality that bridges Eastern and Western philosophies to cover such topics as the sources of hate and compassion and the plausibility of forgiveness. |
| Contents |
Foreword / by Daniel Goleman -- Introduction / by Paul Ekman -- East and West. Two traditions ; Science, religion, and truth ; The filter of moods ; When emotions are destructive ; Attachment and control ; The poverty of emotional language -- Experiencing emotion. What are emotions? ; Obstacles to constructive emotional experiences ; Calming difficult people ; Mindfulness ; The refractory period ; Emotional scripts -- Emotional balance. Meditative practice ; How high the bar ; The startle and the buffer ; Forgiveness and responsibility -- Anger, resentment, and hatred. Preparing for anger ; Expressing anger ; The varieties of anger ; The actor and the act ; The relatives of anger ; Motivating anger -- The nature of compassion. Defining compassion ; Compassion from an evolutionary perspective ; Animal intelligence ; Unbiased compassion ; Cultivating connectedness ; Cultivating consciousness ; The balance of wisdom and compassion ; Empathy, intelligence, and wisdom -- Global compassion. Extending the limits of compassion ; Releasing resentments ; Learning altruism ; Achieving emotional balance ; Gratitude and rejoicing ; Mental training gymnasiums -- Personal transformation. Changing the experience of emotion ; The mystery of goodness ; The path of reason. |
| Subject |
Ekman, Paul -- Interviews.
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Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935- Interviews.
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Emotions.
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Compassion.
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Interviews (Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV) (OCoLC)fst01373351
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Ekman, Paul. (OCoLC)fst00036710
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Compassion. (OCoLC)fst00871385
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Emotions. (OCoLC)fst00908819
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| Genre/Form |
Interviews. (OCoLC)fst01423832
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Interviews.
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| Added Author |
Ekman, Paul.
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| ISBN |
9780805090215 (pbk.) |
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0805090215 (pbk.) |
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